American University of Bahrain (AUBH)
American University of Bahrain (AUBH) is a private institution in Riffa, Bahrain, accredited by Higher Education Council (HEC) of the Kingdom of Bahrain — established 2005 by Royal Decree under the Ministry of Education to oversee licensing, recognition, and quality of higher-education institutions. Operates jointly with the Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA, formerly QAAET) which performs institutional and programme-level external review and quality assurance. Both bodies sit under the broader Ministry of Education (MOE) Bahrain. Bahrain has been a member of the Bologna Process Quality Initiative and engages with regional GCC accreditation frameworks.. Primary language: Arabic + English (HE bilingual medium). AlmiStudy lists 6 canonical subject areas, all verified against Higher Education Council (HEC) of the Kingdom of Bahrain — established 2005 by Royal Decree under the Ministry of Education to oversee licensing, recognition, and quality of higher-education institutions. Operates jointly with the Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA, formerly QAAET) which performs institutional and programme-level external review and quality assurance. Both bodies sit under the broader Ministry of Education (MOE) Bahrain. Bahrain has been a member of the Bologna Process Quality Initiative and engages with regional GCC accreditation frameworks..
- Country
- Bahrain (BH)
- City
- Riffa
- Control
- private
- Language
- Arabic + English (HE bilingual medium)
- Accreditation
- Higher Education Council (HEC) of the Kingdom of Bahrain — established 2005 by Royal Decree under the Ministry of Education to oversee licensing, recognition, and quality of higher-education institutions. Operates jointly with the Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA, formerly QAAET) which performs institutional and programme-level external review and quality assurance. Both bodies sit under the broader Ministry of Education (MOE) Bahrain. Bahrain has been a member of the Bologna Process Quality Initiative and engages with regional GCC accreditation frameworks.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
- Source
- American University of Bahrain (AUBH) — collector batch + HEC/BQA cross-verification (Day 14) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.aubh.edu.bh
Subjects offered
Show all 6 listed subjects (raw)
Engineering & Technology · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences
Founded 2019 (chartered as American University of Bahrain — Bahrain's newest private university with American-style liberal-arts curriculum; opened campus 2020 in Riffa). Bahrain's newest private university, founded 2019 with American-style liberal-arts curriculum; campus opened 2020 in Riffa Views, Southern Governorate. Schools: Engineering, Business, Sciences and Humanities. English-medium instruction. American academic standards with US-style 4-year bachelor degrees. Part of the growing trend of American-branded universities in the GCC region (alongside AUS UAE, AUC Egypt, AUK Kuwait, AUM Madaba Jordan, etc.). Phone +973 7799 7799 is a memorable vanity-marketing number for the private institution.
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